Woods Mountains

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox mountain  | name = Woods Mountains | native_name = | other_name =  | etymology =  | image = | image_caption =  | country = United States | state = California | region = | district = San Bernardino County | topo_map = Woods Mountains | topo_maker = USGS  | borders_on =  | range_coordinates = {{coord|35|2|29.972|N|115|19|2.949|W|type:mountain_scale:300000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | highest = | elevation_m = 1168 | coordinates = | length_mi = | length_orientation = | width_mi = | width_orientation = | area_mi2 =  | geology = | orogeny = | age =  | map = California | map_caption = location of Woods Mountains in California<ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis|id=255895|name=Woods Mountains|accessdate=2009-05-04}}</ref> }} The '''Woods Mountains''' are found in southeastern California in the Mojave Desert, at the southwestern end of the Lanfair Valley just east of Hole-in-the-Wall and west of Hackberry Mountain. The mountains are located in the Mojave National Preserve north of Interstate 40 and the Clipper Valley in San Bernardino County. The range reaches an elevation of {{convert|4600|ft|m}} at Tortoise Shell Mountain, which was named in 1971 by Stephen Castagneto due to fragments of shells found at the top from birds dropping tortoises to break their shells and feed on the inner meat. There are at least two overhangs that show fire scoring as evidence of the presence of pre-contact Chemehuevi Indians.

==References== {{reflist}} *{{cite book|first=Stuart|last=Allan|title=California Road and Recreation Atlas|year=2005|publisher=Benchmark Maps|pages=98 & 107|isbn=0-929591-80-1}}

Category:Lanfair Valley Category:Mountain ranges of Southern California Category:Mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert Category:Mountain ranges of San Bernardino County, California